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** Crossed over into [[Loophole Abuse]], since they persuaded the MPs that they couldn't arrest them for stealing the beef unless they tasted it to know for sure that it was beef, and then told them that since they had eaten the evidence, there was no beef left to prove they had taken it.
* [[Embarrassing Cover Up]]: When an optometrist visits the camp, Houlihan comes in for a checkup, but everyone thinks she's there to hit on him; when everyone else leaves, she reveals that she'd rather they think "Hot Lips" was on the move, rather than let on to her vision problems.
* [[El Spanish O]]: A family of Koreans set up housekeeping in the middle of the camp. Henry tries to tell them to leave: "Go-ee home-ee!"▼
* [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]: Hawkeye and Trapper crack up when they learn Frank's is "Marion".
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, Frank "Ferret Face" Burns
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* [[Snowball Lie]]: "Tuttle" and "Bombshells", among others.
* [[Something Completely Different]]
▲* [[El Spanish O]]: A family of Koreans set up housekeeping in the middle of the camp. Henry tries to tell them to leave: "Go-ee home-ee!"
* [[Speech Impediment]]: Winchester counsels a soldier who is cruelly bullied as "stupid" because he stammers. Revealing that he's looked into the man's service record and knows of his actual high intelligence, he gives him ''[[Moby Dick]]'' to read. Returning to his tent, he listens happily to a taped letter from his beloved sister Honoria... who also stammers.
* [[Spin Off]]: ''[[After MASH (TV)|After MASH]]'' and ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', neither was very successful.
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* [[Suicide Is Painless]]: The show's (and film's) theme song is the [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Surrogate Soliloquy]]: "Hawkeye"
* [[Tanks but No Tanks]]: An interesting example. In the finale, a wounded tanker drives an [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/M24-Chaffee-latrun-1.jpg M24 Chaffee light tank] into the compound, destroying the latrine in the process. The tank begins drawing enemy mortar fire, so Klinger erects a tent to hide it. It doesn't work, and the mortar crew resumes firing on the camp, and Hawkeye drives it out of the camp. The tank he drives out is an [[http://www.usarmymodels.com/AFV%20PHOTOS/M4%20SHERMAN/M4
* [[The Tape Knew You Would Say That]]: In the "M*A*S*H Olympics" episode, Potter goes on the PA to announce daily calisthenics. Knowing what kind of reaction his announcement would get, he waited a beat and added "Same to you."
* [[Team Dad]]: Potter and Henry Blake.
* [[Technical Pacifist]]: Father Mulcahy, as a priest, chaplain, and medic, is forbidden from engaging in combat. That doesn't stop him from dropping a few folks with that right hook of his when the need arises.
* [[Telegraph Gag STOP]]: Used when Hawkeye sends a telegram to his family to let them know he is alive and safe. He even recites his intended message to Klinger, using TELEGRAM SPEAK STOP He also integrates the STOP directions into his message, "Thinking of selling my golf clubs STOP!"
* [[Temporary Blindness]]: Hawkeye (and, in another episode, Temporary Deafness for Klinger).
** Which leads to one of Klinger's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMOA's]].
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** Father Mulcahy can be one from time to time, engaging in the camp poker games and pools to raise money for the local orphanage, and usually walking away with the other trickster's money.
* [[True Companions]]: Near the end of the series, when Winchester and Margaret had [[Character Development|developed]] into [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|jerks with hearts of gold]], the main cast were a slightly vitriolic version of this.
* [[Tsundere]]: Margaret, especially toward Hawkeye. Her dere-dere side was revealed in "Comrades In Arms, Part 1", and then Double-Subverted in "Comrades In Arms, Part 2" -- she began '''and''' ended the latter episode with a friendly chat with Hawkeye, but they had quite a few disagreements in between.
* [[Two Lines No Waiting]]: Frequently, especially in later seasons.
* [[Tyrant Takes the Helm]]: Frank Burns, whenever he's given temporary command of the camp. Col. Potter could be considered something of a [[Bait and Switch Tyrant]].
* [[Ultimate Job Security]]: No matter what zany scheme Hawkeye pulls off or what general he offends, they need him as a doctor.
** Also [[Truth in Television]] -- surgeons could get away with some ridiculous things, due to the sheer need for them.
** Klinger, no matter how hard he tries to avert this.
** Although undeniably a force for good, Father Mulcahy gets away with some rather un-priestly things for the sake of greater charity, such as gambling and black market dealings.
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** The size of Klinger's wardrobe is explained in-universe by a combination of him regularly ordering things from catalogs, packages of clothing sent by his family (from his uncle's wardrobe from using the same trick in WWII), and him frequently making things (both shown and spoken of, and they even raided his sewing supplies once when they ran out of sutures). Klinger, it seems, is quite accomplished with needle and thread.
* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: Col. Potter, often horse-related.
** More along the lines of
** Except that Potter was from [[Did Not Do the Research|Missouri]]...
*** But Texas has a lot of army bases, and Potter states several times that he lived the oft-transferred Army life.
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** Klinger and his dresses have this effect.
** Hawkeye bets Trapper that he could go into the mess tent naked and no one would notice. No one does, until a startled soldier drops his tray and whistles, drawing everyone's attention.
* [[Vinyl Shatters]]: In the finale, Major Winchester breaks the classical record he was listening to after {{spoiler|he finds out the band of prisoner-musicians he had formed
* [[The Voice]]: The camp P.A. announcer.
** In the episode "Run for the Money", Winchester plays a tape recording from his sister, Honoria.
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* [[Wham Episode]]: "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet", also the first [[Downer Ending]] episode. More would follow, most notably "Abyssinia, Henry".
* [[What the Hell Hero]]?: "Preventive Medicine"
** Hey Hawkeye, I don't like [[Jerkass|Frank Burns]]
** Hawkeye got one from Radar after he (Hawkeye) showed up for surgery too drunk to operate. He got another one from everyone after he laid into Radar for it.
* [[Who Names Their Kid Dude]]: BJ Hunnicutt's given name is, apparently, BJ. Leads to this exchange:
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* [[Whole Costume Reference]]: Many of Klinger's dresses were from the studio's stock from other shows and films.
* [[Whole Episode Flashback]]
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Klinger, of course. It was his plan to get home -- they'd think he was crazy and hence unfit for duty if he wore women's clothing. He was otherwise portrayed as a good soldier.
* [[Wildlife Commentary Spoof]]: Hawkeye describes an encounter between Frank and Margaret in this fashion:
{{quote| "Observe the female of the species. Seemingly calm and detached, her tiny GI bosom is beating wildly, because she senses the presence of her frequent partner, the notorious red-necked nose-breather. Uh-oh, the signaling process has begun. Eyeballs are exchanged, and our khaki lovers do their famous 'Where'll we meet today?' ritual. It is almost impossible for the uninitiated to discern any connection between these two US Army majors. Yet, the trained observer will see that what these two officers have in mind is to arrange a bit of brass rubbing."}}
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* [[Wire Dilemma]]: "The Army-Navy Game"
* [[Worlds Smallest Violin]]: Possibly the [[Trope Maker]]: Margaret does this in 1978 when Charles complains that an overflow of post-op patients has kicked him out of his tent.
{{quote| '''Margaret''': ''(rubbing thumb and forefinger together)'' Charles, do you know what this is? It's the world's smallest violin, and it's playing just for you. }}
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Winchester, for Hawkeye and BJ.
** Occasionally moved into the realm of [[Vitriolic Best Buds]], whenever Hawkeye or BJ would have an actual problem and Winchester's empathy would kick in, and likewise Hawkeye and BJ both admitted a respect and care for Charles they never displayed for his predecessor Frank.
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* [[You Are in Command Now]]: "Carry On, Hawkeye"
* [[You Imagined It]]
* [[You Look Familiar]]: Harry Morgan played a one-shot role as a visiting general before becoming Col. Potter. A handful of Asian (
** Tim Brown and Corey Fischer, who'd appeared in the 1970 film, turned up on the series as completely different characters.
** Also, the [[The Other Darrin|two main actors]] who provided the voice of the P.A. announcer during the show's run each had an episode where they appeared onscreen, but as different characters. Call it You ''Sound'' Familiar.
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*** Potter did confess to cheating on one occasion though, after he found out his son-in-law had been unfaithful to his daughter.
== Notes ==
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